Army size debate hints at potential doubling of force
Washington officials say the general staff seeks powers to keep National Guardsmen and selectees on duty and to deploy beyond the Western Hemisphere if needed. Current strength around 1.4 million could surge toward 2.8 million with regulars and 900,000 trainees, prompting harsh Capitol Hill reaction over whether such use would breach terms of mobilization and selectee limits.
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United States Army
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High Command
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War Department
Congress
Amarillo observes quiet Fourth with rain dampening plans
The 165th anniversary of independence sees closures citywide as rain slows celebrations. Residents head to lakes and theaters with events including Buffalo Lake boating, Thompson Trophy races, rodeos in Clarendon and Cimarron, and an Anvil Park Rodeo continuing today.
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Joe Jenkins
Vast Slaughter Reported as Russians Resist
The RAF attacked Bremen after a night raid with Blenheim bombers and fought across northwestern Germany while the Soviet high command reported heavy German losses on the Berezina and Minsk fronts. The Red Army claimed thousands of German dead and hundreds of thousands of troops engaged, with reinforcements and countermeasures noted along multiple fronts.
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May strikes cause 2 250 000 man days of idleness
Secretary Frances Perkins reported 2 250 000 man days of idleness due to strikes in May, down from April by 5 500 000. There were 500 new strikes affecting 315 000 workers, with 400 strikes involving 500 000 workers in April. The conciliation service settled 456 disputes in May.
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Washington
Secretary of
Frances Perkins
Conciliation Service
Knudsen Urges Defense Plants to Stay Open
U S Knudsen urged defense industries to maintain production through the July 4 holiday weekend sending telegrams to industries including aircraft makers warning against a total blackout. He had been displeased after some plants shut down during the Memorial Day weekend.
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OPM
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
Willkie predicts Navy action to aid Britain soon
In an NBC recorded address Willkie says the great force of the American navy will be brought into play to ensure delivery of U S products to Britain. He asserts the overwhelming majority of Americans will sustain Britain at any cost, with the message to be broadcast in six languages.
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U.P
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Britain
Willkie
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
International
Strikes Delay Army Work and Milk Supply
AFL building trades walkout at Jefferson Barracks delays air corps expansion with 1,500 workers protested against WPA labor. New York dairy strike threatens 5 million quart daily supply as 30,000 farmers join a blockade urged by Owen D Young. Separate talks aim to avert strikes at Western Cartridge Malton and American Brass plants. United Mine Workers threat of 150,000 miners walkout looms amid holiday talks with operators.
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Trona
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John L. Lewis
Man-Woman Reveals Married Life of a Self-Identified Woman
Edward Price Richards 29, an interior decorator in Los Angeles, said he has changed from man to woman and married Rosa Lorraine Wilcox 32, an architect in Yuma. Richards sought legal name and gender changes after two years of sex transformation, with doctors noting rare but documented cases.
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Edward Price Richards
Rosa Lorraine Wilcox
Richards
Barbara Ann Richards
Yuma
Ariz
Wilcox
Brunet
Ralph Pease
Police Seek 13 Year Old Billie Dendy Missing from River Road
Police asked to aid in a search for Billie Dendy a 13 year old boy from River Road missing since yesterday. He wore striped trousers and a khaki shirt at the time of disappearance.
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River Road
End of Texas Legislature Marked by Frivolity and Bitter Vote
After a 171 day regular session in Austin, Texas lawmakers adjourned amid mixed spectacle and heavy debate. The final gavel fell in the Senate at 2 04 A M and in the House at 2 17 A M with several bills enacted and others killed, including House Bill 942 on oil production prorating vetoed then overridden by the House. Senator John Lee Smith’s flight delay due to a fog in Burbank tipped the bill to failure despite the veto override.
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Coke R. Stevenson
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Rudolph A. Weinert
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Lester Clark
Breckenridge
Texas Railroad Commission
Burbank
Calif
Sen
John Lee Smith
Throckmorton
Sen. Smith
Finnish and Russian front action reported near Hango base
Observers in Helsinki noted a Finnish high command claim that German and Finnish troops occupied important points on the Soviet side along the 600 mile front. The report said artillery duels raged at the Hango naval air base near Helsinki as Russian air activity and alarms continued.
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U.P
Hango
Here
Handan
Myaimuol
Finland
High Command
Arctic
Baltic
Celebrants Create Traffic Problem
Holiday travel surged with more than thirty million vehicles and four billion miles planned over the three day period. Early reports counted at least 34 fatalities nationwide, with 23 auto deaths recorded. fireworks accidents in the past were more deadly.
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National Safety Council
Neglected Horse Rescue Leads to Cruelty Arrest
In Butler New Jersey a bone thin mare pulling a buggy 35 miles on a hot state road collapsed after a 19 hour trip. Joseph Shire and John Downey stopped for refreshments while the horse suffered. Police arrested them for cruelty to an animal and the mare will rest in a cool barn.
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New York
Joseph Shire
John Downey
Downey
Shiro
Mayor Leads City in Navy Reserve Duty Call
In Bremerton Washington the county prosecutor police chief and a local newspaper publisher have been called to active duty as naval reserve officers. The mayor awaits call and stands in line as next in the sequence for service.
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Bremerton
Wash
Times
Puget Soundy
Navy Yard
Italians Buy Midwick Club They Could Not Join
Dominick Jebbia and his son Norf bought the 210 acre Midwick Country Club in Alhambra California at auction for 178000 dollars outbidding club members. They plan to operate or let former owners manage while considering membership for themselves and family.
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O.R
Dominick Jebbia
Norf
Midwick Country Club
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Midwick
Nerf
West Virginia
California
Jebbia
Last of Fireworks During Emergency
UPI reports defense officials advise enjoying Independence Day fireworks this year as none will be available for future celebrations while emergency lasts. OPM says no shipping space for importing fireworks from China next year and manufacturers focus on military flares bombs and signal lights. Aluminum and magnesium used in fireworks are rationed for defense use.
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Washington
U.P
OPM
China
Army
Navy
Snail with Counterclockwise Shell Discovered in San Francisco
San Francisco finds a rare Escargot with a shell spiral that winds counter clockwise as Allyn G. Smith of the California Academy of Sciences reports. Royal Stewart of Berkeley located one, now under care at the academy in Golden Gate Park.
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San Francisco
Allyn G. Smith
California Academy of Sciences
Royal Stewart
Berkeley
Smith
Academy
Golden Gate Park
Boy and Girl Will Preside as Judges
In Kokomo Indiana a new juvenile court experiment appoints a high school boy and girl to preside over minor misdeeds by peers. City Judge Iliam Naftager and Sgt Carl Smith say rulings are not final and appeals may go to the judge. The court aims to test solutions to juvenile delinquency.
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Kokomo
Ind
Iliam Naftager
Carl Smith
Police Juvenile Division
Naftzger
Picnic Weather Forecast for Glorious Fourth
Mr. Collman predicts a noon cloud break followed by a warm sunny afternoon for holiday goers and ants. Tonight and tomorrow should be fair with a high near 85. A Canadian Valley cloud moved toward Tucumcari early today as a light variable wind surrounds the day.
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Collman
Londoners Hear U. S. Envoy on Fourth
United States Ambassador John G. Winant spoke at a July Fourth luncheon asserting the Stars and Stripes as a symbol of faith and the realized reality of forefathers sacrifices.
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U. S
London
U.P
United States
John G. Winant
Army Begins Regular Dive Bomber Deliveries and Organizes Squadrons
Washington reports the army air force has started regular dive-bomber deliveries and plans by November to form at least six squadrons. About 100 dive-bombers may be ready for fall maneuvers, with Navy planes joining. The first air group will be 54 planes, plus reserves, to train with armored divisions in task-force style operations.
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Germany
Army
Navy
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